After War Gundam X is a personal favorite of mine with the only real downside to being it's short length as the series was cut to only 39 episodes from 49. It was really the first time Gundam tried a Post-Apocalypse style series following a Earth-Colonies war that wasn't set a hundred plus years after said conflict.

Gundam X is underrated definietly grabbing the blu ray when it comes out

Episode 9 of IBO was great, as usual. While this may be the slowest episode yet, I do think the closing of some story threads and foreshadowing made it a great episode. I have no idea what the hell that ceremony was, I presume it's Japanese since there were Japanese characters and the traditional big robes the guys were wearing, alongside kneeling next to a tiny table. Is it a Japanese marriage ceremony or was it something else? Whatever it may be, the main characters now have 4 mobile suits on their side instead of just Barbatos and the Graze. Also, Orga is now a family man.

I think the partying scene was one of the most humanizing scenes in the series so far. Orga admitting stuff while he's drunk, more talk of sexual frustration, a brotherhood and trust continuing to deepen. Orga has gotten a lot more vunerable or these past few episodes, and its great to watch. Now only if Mika will do the same. But it looks like there's flashbacks in the next episode so we may finally get an answer as to why Mika is so loyal or what Atra finds so damn attractive about Mika besides him without a shirt. Also, lol at Atra learning to be part of a harem.

The sexual frustration thing coming up again really makes me wonder what it will lead into. The younger boys saying women suck makes me think that they'll start to learn to respect women more as they interact with the Turbines. But it could also be my sneaking suspicion of Naze dying/sacrificing himself and leaving all his wives open to Tekkadan. Or maybe that one dude who keeps bringing it up will rape a girl or something. As if this series wasn't dark enough.

Also, all this talk of war makes me think this series may or may not get a second season depending on how it ends. Because it would be just disappointing if Tekkadan didn't reach Earth yet and war broke out and that was that.

Pretty sure I read somewhere that IBO was due for two seasons, unlesss that was more fan speculation....

So, I was at my local gunpla store, and they had Robot Damashii Unicorn Destroy for $42. is that a good price? I've been interested in getting some Robot Damashii Gundams.

what is it with you guys and forcing ships on the show? as far as I know, the only relationships anyone has planned by the writers all involve Mika. :/

and the sexual frustration comes from the fact that they're boys growing up with hormones out the wazoo. and it was only one kids that said girls are dumb, and then proceeded to have his temples assaulted. the series doesn't need to get darker than it already is nor does it need something so forced as a scene of rape. fuck, wasnt there some controversy about Mikazuki killing people and now there, we don't need Berserk levels of dark.

plus, even if Naze would die, it'd be really shallow for ALL the women to just suddenly be open. not to mention it'd be a massive waste of a character.

just relax, not every series needs to rely entirely on ships. not every character should be thinking with their pants anyway.

I just realized... I was unconsciously shipping. Fuck. I'm an idiot.

eh, it's ok. You can get a lot of them for cheap on Mandarake, unicorn included. I think I've seen it in the 2500 yen range before.

But Guts is already in the show :p

yeah, and he's tired of the grimdark.

I mean he JUST got off the boat.